Riveting device for dental bridgework.



No. 743,817. PATEITED NGV. 10,1903. FRANK A. BREWER, JB. FRANK A. BREWER, SR. RIVETING DEVICE EUR DENTAL BRIDGEWGRK.

APPLICATION TIEBD 00T. 9, 1902. RENEWED OUT. 15, 1903,

N0 MODEL.

No. 743,817. Y

UNITED STATES ?atented November 1908,

FRANK A. BREWER, JR., AND FRANK A. BREWER, sR., or WATsoNvILLE,

oALIroRNIA.

RIVETINGVDEVICE FOR DENTAL Bi-llDGEWORK.'

SPECIFICATIGN forming part of Letters Patent .No.- 743,817', dated November 10, 1903.

Application filed October 9, 1902. Renewed October 15, 1903. Serial No. 177,223. (No model.) n

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK A. BREWER, J r., and FRANK A. BREWER, Sr., citizens of l the United States, residing at Watsonvilie, in the county of Santa Cruzand State of California, have invented certain new and useful linprovenientsin Riveting Devices for Dental Bridgework; and We do declare the following to he a full, clear, and exact description of the :o invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same. v

This invention relates to a riveting punch or tool for the use of dentists in fastening arx 5 tiiicial teeth or tooth-facings to a backing orl piece of hridgework while the same is permanently attached to the natural teeth within the human mouth, in the-primal mounting of the bridgework, and for repair-Work when the zo tooth or tooth-facing may have beenvbroken off from the denture during mastication.

The object of the invention is to provides. tool of this character bymeans of lwhich the operation of fastening the tooth or tooth-facing to its backing may 1oe speedily andY edectually accomplished at any pointwithin the mouth and without injury to the tooth or tooth-facing or pain to the patient and which Will form a firm and secure fastening.

With this and other objects in view, which will appear as the natu re of the invention is better understood, the invention consists of a tool such as described embodying certainl novel features of construction, combination, and'arrangementof parts, which will be hereinafter more fully described, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a4 perspective view of a dental riveting de- 4o vice embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a similar View of the jaws thereof, illustrating the manner of securing an artificial tooth or tooth-facing to its backing. Fig. 3 is a plan or edge view of the tool, showing the curvature of the jaws. Fig. 4 is a sectional view through the sockets of the jaws, die, and anvil, on an enlarged scale. detail views of thedie and anvil. Fig. 7 is a detail View of 'a .tooth or tooth-face and its 5o backing prior to fastening. Fig. S is a sec-1 tional view of the saine' united.

` 11, forming ay support for the artificial `tooth `some soft yielding materialsuch, for in- Figs. 5 and 6 are Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numerais l and 2 represent the bowed or curved handles of the toohwhich are pivotally connected after the manner of forceps or pliers and provided with opposing jaws 3 and 4, having sockets 5 auddat'their outer or free ends, which sockets are disposedA at right angles to said jaws and in the plane' of the' path of movement of said handles. do Each jaw is segmental in form, having an approximately semicircular curvature, and is odset so as to stand outward beyond one side of the body of the tool formed by said handies and at an acute angle thereto. By this constructionsuiiicient space 'is formed between the jaws for the reception of the teeth of the patient between them and the proper clearance of said teeth, and the jaws of the toolare adapted to straddle the teeth of either jaw of the patient, so as to operate conveniently at any point within the mouth, as will more fully hereinafter appear.

1n the 'socket 5 of the jaw 3 is mounted a pin or stem 7, which is enlarged at its inner end to form a head 8, which is formed with a transverse slot 9 for the reception of a shank 10, projecting from the center of the convex rear or under side of an anvil or bearing-plate or tooth-face which is to be secured toits backing. The shank is pivotallyniounted in said slot upon a pivot-pin 12, so as to adapt the anvil 11 to swing in a direction transi versely of the jaw 3, and thus to have a lim`- ited rocking or oscillating movement fora purpose presently described. The anvil consists of a concave-convex disk or plate, the concaved side whereof is inwardly disposed and is adapted to bear upon the front or con- Vex surface of the articialtooth or toothface and to lconform approximately to the shape thereof. To prevent injury to the tooth, the' said concaved face of the anvil is provided with a sheath, covering, or lining 13 of stance, as felt or semivulcanzed vulcanitelsecured thereto by blind rivets or other suitable fastening means to avoid scratching or marring of the tooth or toothface. In the socket 6 of the jaw 4 is mounted a riveting die or punch comprising a stem 14' IOC having at its minor end a punch or die head f15, which coperates with the anvil 11. The

stems 7 and 14 are adjustably and removably mounted within the sockets and 6 and are' adapted to be held in fixed position by the .set-screws 16. By loosening up these screws the anvil and die may be removed and reversed as to position ir. an obvious manner frov ada tthem to operate upon a tooth or tcothace which 'cannot be reached. by the 'arrangement of' the parts lshown in Figs. 1

and 2.

The tooth or tooth-face 17 is provided upon its rear face with projecting rivet 'pins 1 8, which are adapted to pass through openings 19 inthe backing or support 20, said open .ingsbeing countersunk upon the outer side ofI the backing, as indicated at 21. The outer ends of the pins 18are designed to be riveted fis to occupy the countersinks to form flush surfaces 'andwto avoid theformation of project# ing surfaces which lwould be liable to cause `irritation.

The manner of employing the tool is as follows: After the baclaing 20 has been applied and the pins 1S of the tooth 'or tooth-face "tted within the openingsii) the tool is held in the 4hand of the-operator with the .jaws 3 and 4f arranged upon opposite sides of the tooth or tooth-face 17 and projecting down- The pins 18 are lthen separately riveted by compressing'ti handles of the tool, which will bring the dieA or punch head 15into contact with the exposed 'frec end of the pin, causing the latter to be upset and enlarged, so as to ysnugly occupy the ccuntersink 2l. During this action the tooth or tooth-face is supported against the pressure of't'n'e die and prevented from breaking bythe anvil 11; but

the pivotal connection of said anvil permits of the tool being rocked to a limitedextent to slide over and spread'tbe pin and exert a swaging and bnrnishing action in conpressing thepin within the countersink and smoothing off the outer surface thereot` to form a Hush join-t without abrasione or projections, thus obviatingall liability of irritation within the mouth and providing a Erre and secure connection. This operation may be speedily and easily performed Without injury to the tooth or tootlieface, its backing and. the bridge- Wori, and without pain to the patient The angular disposition of the jaws 3 .and e is such that by simply reversing or changing the position ofthe anvil and die when re quired any point within thel mouth may be reached.

From the foregoing descriptionv taken in connection with the accompanying drawings,

'the construction, mode of operation, and advantages-.of the invention willbe readily understood, and it will be seen that a simple and effective construction of tool for the purpose stated is provided. 'While the preferred embodiment of the invention is as herein disclosed, it will of course be understood that modifications Within the scope of the invention may-be made without departing from thc spirit or sacrificing' any of the advantages thereof.

Havingthus fully described our invention, whatwe claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Fatent, is-

1. A dental rivetingtool comprising a pair of pivoted handles provided with opposingr jaws segmentaliy and laterally curved, and

a die and anvil carried by said jaws,'substan1 tially as described.

2. A dental riveting-tool comprising a pair of pivoted jaws, and a die and an anvil detachabiy mounted upon the jaws, the mountings for said dieand anvil being applicablealike to both jaws, whereby the die and anvil may be interchangeably used on either jaw and reversed as to position, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto set our hands in presence oi the subscribing witnesses.

FRANK A. BREWER., Ja. FRANK A. BREWER, SR. Witnesses:

Gao. B. FLETCHER, WM. Faison, FRANK MARKETTI. 

